This Sunday, May 6, 2012, file photo shows French president-elect Francois Hollande kissing his companion, Valerie Trierweiler, after greeting crowds gathered to celebrate his election victory in Bastille Square in Paris. Hollande is threatening legal action over magazine report saying he is having a secret affair with a French actress. The magazine Closer published images Friday Jan.10, 2014 showing his bodyguard and a helmeted man it says is Hollande visiting what it says is the apartment of the actress. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

FRENCH President Francois Hollande has been discussing Mali with Julie Gayet. Incredibly, news that a French politician shags around is, well, newsworthy. But as the tabloids make ready to break the news that Katie Price sleeps on her back and Simon Cowell owns just 8 CDs, we notice a funny thing: many in the media are referring to Gayet as an “actor”. This gives the story a shade more intrigue:

The Australian: “French President Francois Hollande having affair with actor”

The Tribune: “French magazine says Hollande having affair with actor”

The Guardian: “French president says he deplores attack on privacy by Closer magazine, which published alleged images of him visiting actor”

As Brendan says: The PC abandonment of the word actress leads to confused reporting like this…